When the results were announced, something completely unexpected happened again.
Zhou Yi had scored a perfect mark in his Chinese literature exam!
As Liu Wei read out Zhou Yi's score, the students below began whispering among themselves once more.
"Is he serious? Did he memorize modern literature too?"
"I couldn't even understand some of the questions—how did he manage a perfect score?"
"Why was he at the bottom of the class during freshman year finals? That's what baffles me the most."
"Was he doing it on purpose?"
Even Su Ning glanced curiously at Zhou Yi.
Could someone hiding their true abilities really make such a drastic difference?
"This is insane. Has Zhou Yi been possessed by someone? Or has he been secretly pulling all-nighters behind our backs?" Zhang Lili started gossiping with Su Ning again.
Su Ning frowned and shook her head. "I don't think so. Pulling all-nighters might explain Chinese lit, but what about math? How do you explain that?"
Su Ning couldn't shake the feeling that Zhou Yi wasn't actually a failure—it was just her intuition.
Putting aside her previous biases against him, this young man seemed to be starting to shine.
When Zhou Yi recited the text, Su Ning's gaze was already fixed firmly on him. She thought she saw something different… something almost magnetic about him.
It was as if no matter how hard the questions got, they felt effortless to him—a quiet confidence radiated from him.
It was something Su Ning envied but couldn't replicate herself.
No matter how much money she had, when it came to studying, she still had to take it step by step like everyone else.
So how much effort must Zhou Yi have put into achieving this?
[Su Ning's affection level increased by 3.]
[Su Ning's regret level increased by 10.]
Zhou Yi, who had just received his test paper, heard the system's announcement and smiled faintly. It seemed Su Ning's icy exterior had finally cracked open, even if only slightly.
Men may never fully understand women—they're always overthinking things. Who knows what Su Ning imagined to bring about this change?
Just grades alone probably wouldn't cut it, otherwise, she'd have fallen for Wang Yang instead.
Zhou Yi rested his chin on his hand and glanced over, accidentally meeting Su Ning's eyes as she turned around.
The girl jumped in surprise, quickly turning away and shutting her eyes tight.
Su Ning didn't even know why she'd looked in his direction, but their eyes met nonetheless.
A blush crept across her delicate, beautiful face.
She was blushing.
For Su Ning, this was rare.
And now, her heart raced. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, afraid to look back again.
[Su Ning's affection level increased by 5.]
He lowered his gaze and smiled softly. He hadn't expected the campus beauty queen to act so shy and stubborn.
The bell rang, signaling the end of today's classes.
Full course loads were uncommon in college life.
At this hour, it wasn't quite dinner time yet. Students either headed back to their dorms to sleep, went to internet cafes to play games, or went out to hang out.
Don't ask why they didn't stay in the dorms to game—the campus Wi-Fi was notoriously terrible, practically unusable.
The original owner of this body was used to being alone, often eating by himself, sometimes even fetching meals for the few girls he liked.
But this time, as soon as Zhou Yi stood up, he received several invitations from classmates.
"Zhou Yi, want to join us for a gaming session?"
"How about grabbing dinner together tonight? Cafeteria or the back street works."
"I've got a couple of questions I'd love your input on."
"Let me treat you to some skewers! Let's hit up the snack street!"
Several high-performing boys in the class extended the first invitations, clearly impressed by Zhou Yi's academic performance.